Recent content by Tortfeasor

Fair point, I was speaking in terms of 1v1 play and I acknowledge the situation may be different in 2v2 or FFA. However, given that the title of this thread referred to how to make the heavies more "viable" my assumption was that it pertained to 1v1 competitive play. As to your question, there...

I think you're correct that "heavy" is treated more like an archetype, rather than just a simple weight class. They've certainly made some efforts to diversify the archetypes within the heavyweight class, but it still feels like it's held back by some unwritten design rules, such as "attacks are...

It's times like those where I really question why I play Smash Ultimate online. You could just try to play through it, but I just find that when I get disheartened like that I don't play at my best; I make dumb plays, I react more slowly, and I don't try to adapt to my opponent. So, when it gets...

Good morning/afternoon/evening all! I've begun to notice a trend in my online experience lately and I was curious if anyone has noticed the same. Lately, it seems like I have encountered a growing number of WiFi Warriors, which I define as players who, intentionally or not, take advantage of or...

I had the same feeling with Ridley the other night in my Arena. I love using Ridley, but the difference between using a low/mid tier character versus the top tiers is rather stark, notwithstanding how balanced the game is overall. It gets disheartening when your fighting against characters (with...

I don't believe I misinput too often under ideal circumstances. Mostly it's just messing up more technical things, like I might do a short-hop F-air instead of a B-air. If we're talking outright just doing the complete wrong move, I have done the Side-B instead of Up-B while recovering...

I'm not so sure it's a case that the OG characters are being forgotten, just that their move-sets are well-established and the developers are loathe to rock the boat on characters people already know how to use and enjoy using. I think it's fair to say that once a character appears in Smash...

The only aspect about Little Mac that leaves me scratching my head is why his recovery is so bad. If they changed that about him, I suspect he'd be a lot more competitive (and fun) despite having a terrible air game. I've never quite understood how they balance recoveries in general (some...

I think I was in the same boat as you. I starting playing Smash 64 and was pretty casual up until Ultimate. Then I started playing online and actually tried learning the game as opposed to learning to beat computer opponents and my circle of friends. A few things I've learned: 1. Find a main...

Smash 64 = :dk64::samus64::luigi64::ness64::mario64: (weird considering that's nearly half the cast) Melee = :dkmelee::samusmelee::luigimelee::nessmelee::bowsermelee: Brawl = :dk2::samus2::lucas::bowser2::ness2: Smash 4 = :4dk::4bowser::4megaman::4samus::4lucas: Ultimate =...

This is a rather timely post for me, as just last night I was testing a bunch of stages for their suitability in my 1 v 1 tournament rules Battle Arena. Normally, I stick pretty close to the stages commonly considered tournament legal, but sometimes I like to throw in different stages for a bit...

Bubsy for Smash?

Well I don't know how much longer I will be addicted to Smash. Between my job and my wife and I expecting our first baby within the next couple months, I doubt I'll have as much free time going forward. I feel you on the issue of not knowing your opponent's personality or attitude. It's so easy...

Having fought quite a few Byleths yesterday, and giving him/her a shot myself, I believe the MU favours Ridley. Byleth's range, both with his bow and melee weapons, is dangerous to be sure, but his/her attacks are generally so slow that Ridley can easily take advantage of any whiffs. I also...

I agree that shifting your mindset to focus instead on learning over winning may help. Battle Arenas are great for this as they remove the GSP problem. We all know GSP isn't a good measure of how good (or bad) a player is, but the psychological effect of seeing those numbers change can't be...